The White-Lipped Tree Frog Care Cheat-Sheet
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White-Lipped Tree Frog — Care Cheat-SheetIntermediateThe world's largest tree frog — a big, gentle giant that needs real space.
📋 At a glance
- Tank
- Large tall arboreal (24 in+ tall, 1–2), sturdy branches
- Temp
- 75–82°F day, cooler at night
- Humidity
- 60–80% with a large water dish
- Food
- Large gut-loaded, calcium-dusted crickets + roaches
- Lifespan
- 10+ years
✅ Big, hardy and mellow — an impressive display frog once given the height it needs.
🛒 Before you buy
- A large, TALL vivarium with sturdy branches
- A big water dish + a mister/hygrometer
- A screen top for ventilation
- Calcium + D3 supplement
A healthy one: Large (4–5 in), bright green with a white lip line · alert at night · good weight · clear eyes.
🚨 See a vet / act now if…
- Red, irritated belly/legs ("red-leg" — an emergency)
- Not eating, or weight loss
- Obesity
- Bloating or listless by day
Cool them down, reduce stress, and contact an exotics vet — most issues are reversible if caught early.
⛔ Never
- A small or short tank
- Dry air with no water dish
- Crowded housing
🌿 Golden rules (all amphibians)
- Cycle the tank BEFORE the animal (ammonia = 0).
- Always dechlorinate tap water.
- Cool beats warm — most amphibians are cool/cold species.
- Look, don’t handle — their skin absorbs oils & soaps.
- Buy captive-bred, never wild-caught. Quarantine new arrivals.
- Never release a pet into the wild (it spreads disease).
- A real setup costs more than the animal — budget for it.
- When in doubt, ask — no shame in learning. 💚
